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Title:
Department of Academic Affairs - American University Student Government

Description:
The Student Government Department of Academic Affairs has two main purposes: (1) Advocating for the academic policies of the student government (2) Serving as a resource to the faculty leadership and the academic leadership of the university to provide an undergraduate student voice in the academic life of the university.

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American Marketing Association at American University

Description:
American University's Chapter of the American Marketing Association is a student led organization dedicated to exploring all aspects of the marketing industry while helping prepare students for a future career in marketing.

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A New AU

Description:
AnewAU will provide direct support to faculty, students, and a wide array of academic programs, as well as the necessary funding for making substantial improvements to university facilities and infrastructure. The campaign will also bolster American University’s financial foundation by strengthening the endowment and the Fund for Excellence, our two most crucial sources of income next to tuition.

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Wonk of the Year

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This website provides information on current and past awardess of the Wonk of the Year. The Wonk of the Year award recognizes a well-known individual who represents the embodiment of a wonk—someone smart, passionate, focused, and engaged who uses their knowledge and influence to create meaningful change in the world.

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American Literary Magazine (AmLit)

Description:
American Literary, commonly known as AmLit, is the American University literary magazine. AmLit is a student-run organization and we publish our magazine twice a year at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters. AmLit is comprised of poetry, short stories, photos, art and film submitted by the campus community.

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American Word

Description:
The American Word is American University’s student-run general interest magazine. The organization’s five sections are Around DC, Lifestyle, On the Quad, Politics and Health and was originally established in 1999 as an online-only publication by Ben Kendrick and Leah Krauss. The magazine originally included a Sports section, but replaced it with the Health section in 2015. From its inception, the magazine has been focused on examining issues in-depth from as many sides as possible. However, American Word went through a brief hiatus from 2004 to 2005, when Adam Glazer relaunched the organization.

Title:
American Word

Description:
The American Word is American University’s student-run general interest magazine. The organization’s five sections are Around DC, Lifestyle, On the Quad, Politics and Health and was originally established in 1999 as an online-only publication by Ben Kendrick and Leah Krauss. The magazine originally included a Sports section, but replaced it with the Health section in 2015. From its inception, the magazine has been focused on examining issues in-depth from as many sides as possible. However, American Word went through a brief hiatus from 2004 to 2005, when Adam Glazer relaunched the organization.

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Arts Council - American University Student Government

Description:
The goal of the American University Arts Council is to open the doors of Student Government resources to arts groups on campus. This spans from music to drama and even writing. The job of the Council, led by the Chair, is to use the resources of Student Government to elevate the profile of the arts on the campus of American University. This will be done through cooperation of all arts groups on campus to achieve a common goal for the arts at AU. The Arts Council Chair works under the guise of the President of the Student Government to help develop policies through the Student Government that will work to achieve the goal of elevating the arts. The Chair is also responsible for planning an Arts Week in the Spring Semester.

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Chi Alpha Campus Ministries - American University Chapter

Description:
The mission of Chi Alpha is to reconcile students to Jesus Christ, thereby transforming the university, the marketplace, and the world. Chi Alpha's mission motto is "Every student goes, every student gives, every student prays, and every student welcomes." To this end, the organization is committed to a fivefold philosophy: being a community of worship, prayer, fellowship, discipleship, and mission.

Title:
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries - American University Chapter

Description:
The mission of Chi Alpha is to reconcile students to Jesus Christ, thereby transforming the university, the marketplace, and the world. Chi Alpha's mission motto is "Every student goes, every student gives, every student prays, and every student welcomes." To this end, the organization is committed to a fivefold philosophy: being a community of worship, prayer, fellowship, discipleship, and mission.

Title:
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries - American University Chapter

Description:
The mission of Chi Alpha is to reconcile students to Jesus Christ, thereby transforming the university, the marketplace, and the world. Chi Alpha's mission motto is "Every student goes, every student gives, every student prays, and every student welcomes." To this end, the organization is committed to a fivefold philosophy: being a community of worship, prayer, fellowship, discipleship, and mission.

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AU Club Council

Description:
The AU Club Council (AUCC) is recognized, chartered student governance organization that is directly funded by both the undergraduate and graduate Student Activity fee. We provide funding to all recognized clubs on campus, as well as resources needed for clubs to engage the student body.

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Community Service Coalition (CSC) - American University Student Government

Description:
The American University Community Service Coalition works with campus clubs, community partners, and organizations to coordinate and plan service events including but not limited to tree plantings, park clean ups, food drives, blood drives, and voter registration drives.

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American University Debate Society

Description:
The American University Debate Society is the premier debating team at American University. It was founded in its most recent form in 2002, and is the oldest continually-active club at American University. The Debate Society is committed to improving the quantity and quality of rational, constructive discourse on the university’s campus, while also providing the opportunity for AU students to compete inter-collegiately in the American Parliamentary Debate Association. It achieves this mission by hosting on-campus debates, open to the student body, and by sending students to compete at tournaments throughout the nation. The AUDS is a completely student-run body, and is guided by its elected Executive Board.

Title:
American University Debate Society

Description:
The American University Debate Society is the premier debating team at American University. It was founded in its most recent form in 2002, and is the oldest continually-active club at American University. The Debate Society is committed to improving the quantity and quality of rational, constructive discourse on the university’s campus, while also providing the opportunity for AU students to compete inter-collegiately in the American Parliamentary Debate Association. It achieves this mission by hosting on-campus debates, open to the student body, and by sending students to compete at tournaments throughout the nation. The AUDS is a completely student-run body, and is guided by its elected Executive Board.

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AUTO - American University Student Government

Description:
AUTO provided vans to student organizations, Greek life, and club sports teams. Our fleet consists of large 10 passenger vans that are used on a daily basis to better serve our student community. AUTO also provides shuttle runs during welcome week to and from various stores in the DC area and during breaks runs to airports. Around 2014, the AUTO program transitioned from a student-run system to a university-run system.

Title:
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries - American University Chapter

Description:
The mission of Chi Alpha is to reconcile students to Jesus Christ, thereby transforming the university, the marketplace, and the world. Chi Alpha's mission motto is "Every student goes, every student gives, every student prays, and every student welcomes." To this end, the organization is committed to a fivefold philosophy: being a community of worship, prayer, fellowship, discipleship, and mission.

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A Wolverine In Mexico

Description:
A Wolverine in Mexico was the personal blog of Cole Shaw that chronicled his service with the Peace Corps in Mexico between March 2009 and August 2011. Shaw served as an Engineer with the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT). He attended training in Querétaro, Querétaro de Arteaga between March and late May 2009, then moved to Monterrey, Nuevo León for a year, then moved to Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla for his remaining year. His blog includes photographs and details day-to-day life, the work he was doing with CONACYT, his travel experiences in country, the Peace Corps application process and pre-service preparation, and and his personal thoughts the Peace Corps excerpence. Cole Shaw donated his blog to the American University Library Peace Corps Community Archive in July 2014.

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An Update on Perspectives-n-Plans in Paraguay: Peace Corps Volunteer Reporting Form

Description:
This webpage was created by Peace Corps Volunteer Brienne Thomson and published to her personal blog, which she maintained during her Peace Corps service. Thomson served in San Estanislao, Paraguay and worked in community economic development between 2013 and 2015. On this webpage, Thomson shares her Peace Corps Volunteer Reporting Form from August 2014, which reports her successes, challenges, lessons learned, activities, etc. back to the Peace Corps organization. Brienne Thomson donated this webpage to the American University Library Peace Corps Community Archive in November 2014.

Description:
This webpage was created by Peace Corps Volunteer Brienne Thomson and published to her personal blog, which she maintained during her Peace Corps service. Thomson served in San Estanislao, Paraguay and worked in community economic development between 2013 and 2015. On this webpage, Thomson shares her Peace Corps Volunteer Reporting Form from April 2014, which reports her successes, challenges, lessons learned, activities, etc. back to the Peace Corps organization. Brienne Thomson donated this webpage to the American University Library Peace Corps Community Archive in November 2014.

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Estudio de la Comunidad: San Estanislao, Paraguay, 2013-2015

Description:
This webpage was created by Peace Corps Volunteer Brienne Thomson and published to her personal blog, which she maintained during her Peace Corps service. Thomson served in San Estanislao, Paraguay and worked in community economic development between 2013 and 2015. This webpage reports Thomson's San Estanislao Community Survey regarding the current services offered by the local government and services residents wish were available to them. It also documents the purpose of the survey, lists Thomson's interview questions, and contained the anonymous resident interviews. The anonymous interview recordings are available in the AU Digital Research Archive (see relation). Brienne Thomson donated this webpage to the American University Library Peace Corps Community Archive in November 2014.

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American University Chemical Warfare Cleanup

Description:
The purpose of this blog is to inform the American University community about the history of chemical testing on and around AU's campus, the current remediation and potential issues with the cleanup.

Title:
Community Service Coalition (CSC) - American University Student Government

Description:
The American University Community Service Coalition works with campus clubs, community partners, and organizations to coordinate and plan service events including but not limited to tree plantings, park clean ups, food drives, blood drives, and voter registration drives.

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Department of Diversity Advocacy - American University Student Government

Description:
The Department of Diversity Advocacy is dedicated to fighting for students who are typically underrepresented at AU and beyond. They focus on Multicultural students, students with disabilities, and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) students.

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Eaglecaching

Description:
Eaglecaching is a project developed by students enrolled in the AU Scholars program at American University in Washington D.C. Based on the "Geocaching" trend, Eaglecaching works to connect individuals with the school in ways not commonly seen. Through the placement of hidden "caches", one can learn about the unique history of American University, and what distinguishes it from its contemporaries. In doing so, seekers are able to see American in ways previously unseen while also honing their critical thinking abilities. As the movement grows, more caches can be added around campus, further developing the motley collection of already existing caches located across the university.

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Eagle Droppings

Description:
Eagle Droppings is American University's official comedy/satire media organization. As American's newest media organization, ED borrows inspiration from professional satire organizations including the Onion, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Our goal? To make you laugh! If you're not laughing... well then perhaps you should seek an alternative. Do you suffer from ED? If so, 10 out of 10 doctors agree - read more ED! (This statement has not be substantiated or approved by anyone and is likely a lie... but who are you to judge?) At Eagle Droppings, "We crap on everything!"

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Center for Environmental Filmmaking

Description:
The Center for Environmental Filmmaking was founded on the conviction that films and new media are essential educational and policy tools in the struggle to protect the environment. The center’s mission is to inspire students to produce films and new media that focus attention on the need to conserve the environment in a way that is effective as well as ethically sound, educationally powerful, and entertaining.

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American University Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)

Description:
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) is a non-profit, voluntary based organization at the American University, Washington DC. It exists to serve and to make the American University the most memorable experience for all Chinese students and our fellow members.

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Human Rights Brief

Description:
The Human Rights Brief is a student-run publication at American University Washington College of Law (WCL). Founded in 1994 as a publication of the school’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, the publication has approximately 4,000 subscribers in over 130 countries.

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Investigative Reporting Workshop

Description:
The Investigative Reporting Workshop, a project of the School of Communication (SOC) at American University, is a nonprofit, professional newsroom. The Workshop publishes in-depth stories at investigativereportingworkshop.org about government and corporate accountability, ranging widely from the environment and health to national security and the economy. The Workshop pairs experienced professional reporters and editors with graduate students, and co-publishes with mainstream media partners and nonprofit newsrooms. We also have an ongoing relationship with the PBS program FRONTLINE — producer Rick Young and his team are based at the School of Communication as well — and with The Washington Post.

Title:
American Literary Magazine (AmLit)

Description:
American Literary, commonly known as AmLit, is the American University literary magazine. AmLit is a student-run organization and we publish our magazine twice a year at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters. AmLit is comprised of poetry, short stories, photos, art and film submitted by the campus community.

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Kogod Now

Description:
A digital magazine by American University's Kogod School of Business
Kogod Now, a bi-annual publication of the Kogod School of Business at American University, examines business trends using interdisciplinary academic research findings. All objectively-written content is available for reuse under Creative Commons.

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Kennedy Political Union (KPU) - American University Student Government

Description:
The Kennedy Political Union, which celebrates its 40th Anniversary during the 2008-09 academic year, is AU's student-run, student-funded, on-campus political speakers' bureau. As one of the premier student-run lecture series in the United States, KPU has brought such speakers as Madeleine Albright, Bob Dole, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the 14th Dalai Lama, and Mikhail Gorbachev to campus, among hundreds of others.

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Kogod Accounting Club

Description:
The Kogod Accounting Club at American University was re-established in 2007 by Professor Marcum as a way to provide students with a solid opportunity to network with fellow Accounting students, Alums, and potential employers throughout the DC area while staying updated on scholarship opportunities, Accounting competitions, and volunteer events. The Kogod Accounting Club at American University aims to develop and support a network of students who share interest in the fields of Accounting and Taxation. Membership is comprised of current undergraduate and graduate students of the Kogod School of Business, as well as both recent and experienced alumni. Throughout the academic year, the Accounting Club will organize a variety of events designed to meet students’ needs in areas including CPA exam preparation, career development, networking opportunities, and community service.

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On A Sensual Note

Description:
On a Sensual Note (OASN) is the all-male collegiate a cappella singing ensemble of American University. Founded in the fall of 1996, OASN is the University's oldest a cappella ensemble. The ensemble performs regularly at campus events, tours and visits other schools and participates in regional festivals. OASN's most popular events include its biannual end-of-semester concerts in the Kay Spiritual Life Center, a tradition which has been mirrored by newer performing ensembles.

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Institute for Strategic Communication for Nonprofits

Description:
The Institute for Strategic Communication for Nonprofits is sponsored by American University's School of Communication. The Institute is an event for nonprofits communication professionals, film buffs and both veteran and novice documentary filmmakers to experience the convergence of media outlets, nonprofit groups and world political organizations in Washington, D.C.

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Stars, Stripes & Students

Description:
Stars, Stripes & Students is a student-run nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based at American University created to provide aid to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Hospital and their families.

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Student Union Board - American University Student Government

Description:
The Student Union Board (SUB) is the student-run programming union on campus. They organize concerts and artist performance, show movies, and schedule comedians to come to campus, among many others.

Title:
The Talon

Description:
The Talon is American University’s undergraduate yearbook. It was first published in 1926 when it was called the AUCOLA, standing for the American University College of Liberal Arts. In 1956, the name was changed to The Talon. Since 1956 The Talon has tripled in size to accommodate the growth in population at the university. Today, The Talon includes feature stories, blurbs and photos to depict the students, events, academics, trends and world events from the year. The Talon is a student run organization. Our staff of writers, designers, and photographers work all year to document and capture the events both at American and in the Washington D.C. area.

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WAMU

Description:
WAMU 88.5 is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington D.C. area. WAMU is member-supported, professionally-staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU 88.5 has provided programming to an audience of listeners that now totals almost 1 million listeners on-air, online, and on demand.

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Women & Politics Institute

Description:
Founded in 2000, the Women & Politics Institute strives to close the gender gap in political leadership by providing young women with academic training that encourages them to become involved in the political process. The Institute facilitates faculty and student research so as to enhance understanding of the challenges women face in the political arena. The Institute offers the only Graduate and Undergraduate Certificates in Women, Policy, and Political Leadership in the country, and gives women the skills necessary to run for public office, pursue a variety of political careers, and develop their leadership capabilities. As a leading center for women’s political leadership training and scholarly research on women and politics, the Women & Politics Institute is closing the political leadership gap and working to ensure that women’s representation continues to increase in all realms of politics.

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Women's Initiative - American University Student Government

Description:
Women's Initiative is a non-partisan, inclusive department of the Student Government that helps coordinate and advise campus departments and committees on programming and policy decisions that affect the women students, faculty, and staff of American University. Women's Initiative focuses on making AU a safer, more equitable, and more empowering place for women through AU traditions like the Breastival, AIDS Walk Washington, World AIDS Day, the Vagina Monologues, Women's History Month, and Take Back the Night. Women's Initiative also works on policy issues like pushing the administration to create a Women's Resource Center, providing oversight of the Student Health Center, and working with Public Safety to keep campus safe for everyone.

Title:
The 15 Points Strategic Plan: Fulfilling the American University Paradigm

Description:
The “15 Points,” was formally adopted by the Board of Trustees on November 16, 2001. Subtitled “Fulfilling the American University Paradigm,” the plan was a result of a series of conversations with the community conducted by President Benjamin Ladner. The primary themes of the plan are fund-raising, enhanced academic quality, greater efficiency and effectiveness in university operations, and better leveraging of our location and global orientation.

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About the University

Description:
American University creates meaningful change in the world. With highly ranked schools and colleges and internationally recognized faculty, AU offers a balance between class time and career-advancing experience in Washington, D.C., and beyond. Its students, among the country’s most politically active, distinguish themselves for their service, leadership, and ability to rethink global and domestic challenges and opportunities. This webpage provides information about American University.

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Academics

Description:
AU's academically rigorous curriculum challenges students to combine serious theoretical study with meaningful real-world learning experiences. Whatever major students choose, they acquire a solid foundation in the liberal arts and pursue in-depth study in their chosen fields. Faculty at AU are both world-class academics and serious practitioners. Our professors teach, mentor, and invest in the success of every student.

Title:
Academics

Description:
AU's academically rigorous curriculum challenges students to combine serious theoretical study with meaningful real-world learning experiences. Whatever major students choose, they acquire a solid foundation in the liberal arts and pursue in-depth study in their chosen fields. Faculty at AU are both world-class academics and serious practitioners. Our professors teach, mentor, and invest in the success of every student.

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A New AU

Description:
AnewAU will provide direct support to faculty, students, and a wide array of academic programs, as well as the necessary funding for making substantial improvements to university facilities and infrastructure. The campaign will also bolster American University’s financial foundation by strengthening the endowment and the Fund for Excellence, our two most crucial sources of income next to tuition.

Title:
Building AU

Description:
Welcome to AU’s website for news and information about American University’s ongoing projects that are designed to help achieve our goal of “Building A Better American.” The various facilities projects presented on these pages, most of which were approved in our 2011 Campus Plan, support AU’s academic aspirations and enhance campus ambiance.

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American University Career Center

Description:
The American University Career Center supports the university’s commitment to uncompromising quality in the education of its students. The Career Center teaches undergraduates, graduate students and alumni how to develop educational and career goals, decision-making skills and job search strategies needed to manage their professional and academic pursuits.

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Career Opportunities

Description:
American University benefits from the skills and commitment of exceptional faculty and staff. We seek the best talent to create an academically distinctive, intensely engaged community. In return, AU faculty and staff enjoy an intellectual environment, opportunities for public service, personal and professional growth.

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College of Arts and Sciences

Description:
The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, the arts, and service to its local, national, and international communities. The college provides a rich education in the liberal arts and sciences for all of American University's undergraduate students, offering challenging programs of study for its undergraduate and graduate majors; and fosters outstanding research, practice, and creative activity. The college is committed to the core purposes of liberal education: promoting free and rational discourse, fostering an understanding of the diversity of human experience, providing the critical intellectual skills necessary to navigate a rapidly changing world, and integrating knowledge across disciplinary boundaries.

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World Languages & Cultures

Description:
Coursework at World Languages and Cultures (WLC) at American University taught in the target language provides solid language skills and depth of cultural understanding in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swahili. Instruction for individuals interested in teaching English to non-English speakers is provided through the TESOL Program (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). WLC offers an online Language Placement Test to help students find appropriate classes, in addition to one-on-one Undergraduate Advising.

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Office of General Counsel

Description:
The Office of General Counsel of American University is committed to service, knowledge of the law, and facilitating the educational mission of American University. It is our function to provide, manage, and coordinate all legal services for the university and to minimize legal risks and costs efficiently, reliably, and professionally.

Title:
Office of General Counsel

Description:
The Office of General Counsel of American University is committed to service, knowledge of the law, and facilitating the educational mission of American University. It is our function to provide, manage, and coordinate all legal services for the university and to minimize legal risks and costs efficiently, reliably, and professionally.

Title:
Areté

Description:
Center for Teaching Excellence's faculty newsletter.
Areté, the title of CTE’s faculty newsletter, captures CTE’s essence in a word. This Greek term is often equated, seamlessly, with the English words 'virtue', 'excellence', 'goodness' and 'knowledge.' It embodies a belief that "the highest human potential is knowledge and all other human abilities are derived from this central capacity." In CTE, we believe that empowering students to achieve their highest human potential, through teaching, knowledge creation, and creative professional practice is the calling of every university faculty member. It is the goal – and privilege – of each Center for Teaching Excellence professional to support this calling at American University.

Title:
Areté

Description:
Center for Teaching Excellence's faculty newsletter.
Areté, the title of CTE’s faculty newsletter, captures CTE’s essence in a word. This Greek term is often equated, seamlessly, with the English words 'virtue', 'excellence', 'goodness' and 'knowledge.' It embodies a belief that "the highest human potential is knowledge and all other human abilities are derived from this central capacity." In CTE, we believe that empowering students to achieve their highest human potential, through teaching, knowledge creation, and creative professional practice is the calling of every university faculty member. It is the goal – and privilege – of each Center for Teaching Excellence professional to support this calling at American University.

Title:
American University DC Campus

Description:
Located at the top of Embassy Row in prestigious northwest Washington, D.C., American University's campus is a safe, livable 84-acre home base. Students have easy access to the University shuttle, the subway, and taxis to all the incomparable resources of the nation's capital.